Household Support Fund (HSF)
Household support fund tempoarily unavailable
The current funding has ended on 30 September 2024. The new funding will begin on 1 October 2024. There will be a delay in awards being made. We can continue to accept applications but the awards won't be made until the funds become available.
The Household Support Fund (HSF) grant of £1,177,691.53 is funded by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). It is available until the 31 March 2025. We, the council, cannot commit to applications made once all the available funding has been allocated.
We provide a locally managed government grant to a wide range of low income households in our community including:
- families with children of all ages
- pensioners
- unpaid carers
- care leavers
- disabled people.
The grant helps cover basic living costs, such as:
- energy
- food
- water bills
- essential goods
- housing costs (where existing housing support schemes do not meet their needs).
The HSF will be awarded at our discretion following an assessment of eligibility. Only one award will be made within the funding period. Each case will be treated strictly on its individual merits. All those deemed eligible will be treated equally and fairly within the constraints with the HSF budget.
Please be aware the new grant from HSF has different conditions to the previous 5 grant schemes.